Marco Rubio Just Said 6 Words About THIS Former GOP Rival That Have People Talking…

While Sen. Marco Rubio has not formally endorsed any of his former GOP rivals, he stated Wednesday that Sen. Ted Cruz is the “only conservative left in the race.”

Rubio made the observation on a conference call with Minnesota supporters, while explaining the reasons he chose to end his presidential bid, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported. Minnesota was one of three contests the senator won during the primary elections.

Rubio chose to leave the race after losing to Donald Trump in his home state of Florida by 19 points. Without the 99 winner-take-all delegates, the senator saw no legitimate path forward to the nomination he explained.

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The former candidate noted the constant “drumbeat” coming out of media in the days leading up to Tuesday’s Florida primary was “Rubio’s losing,” even though internal polling had him within single digits.

He also observed the media narrative can cut both ways, pointing out that even though Cruz came out on top in the Iowa Caucuses, the Rubio campaign received some incredible coverage because the candidate beat expectations. “We came in third place, but the media coverage treated us like the winner. We were raising $250,000 a day online,” Rubio said. “We benefited from that narrative, but in the end, we were hurt by it, too. That’s just the way it is.”

Rubio ended up winning only Minnesota, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. Following his loss in Florida, the senator stated, “The media kind of just said, ‘Marco Rubio had a terrible night, and it looks like the strongest anti-Trump alternative is Ted Cruz.’”

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Rubio believes that Cruz is now the best alternative for those who want to back a conservative, but also warned if the Republican Party chooses a nominee at the convention who did not receive the majority of delegates during the primaries, that will lead to trouble.

“Winning a general election with a nominee that a significant percentage of the base thinks stole it, even though you did it through the rules of the R.N.C., would be pretty much fatal for the party,” he asserted.

Rubio said he is “at peace” with his decision to leave the race, and is open to a future run for office, but joked he has not had “any ‘Rubio 2020’ signs printed out or anything like that.”